"Too often, we fall into an all-or-nothing cycle with our habits. The problem is not slipping up; the problem is thinking that if you can’t do something perfectly, then you shouldn’t do it at all." –@JamesClear Tweet added by Heemstra Lab @HeemstraLab

Heemstra Lab

3 years

"Too often, we fall into an all-or-nothing cycle with our habits. The problem is not slipping up; the problem is thinking that if you can’t do something perfectly, then you shouldn’t do it at all." – @JamesClear

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Raj Krishnaswamy

@RajKrishnaswami

3 years

@HeemstraLab @jenheemstra @JamesClear Honestly, I fall into this category. I have always delayed things for long periods of time in the pursuit of perfection. Even now, involved in 3 projects that I have delayed over a year in the interests of perfection. Frustration when things not perfect.....

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Heemstra Lab

@HeemstraLab

3 years

@RajKrishnaswami @jenheemstra @JamesClear It’s tempting, especially when in school we aim for 100% marks, but in research reality, “perfect is the enemy of good enough.”

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Carol Billian

@carsueb

3 years

@HeemstraLab @jenheemstra @JamesClear I have found the notion of “all or nothing” thinking prevalent in so many areas of our lives. Too many people see things as black or white. We need to learn that there is gray.

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Ursula Ellenberg

@ulnberg

3 years

@HeemstraLab @JamesClear Right! Still, if something's worth doing, it's worth doing it well.

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